Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dubrovnik Airport Traffic

Krajem 2019. godine svijet se po prvi puta susreće sa novim tipom respiratornog virusa, danas poznatog kao Covid-19, koji je u kratkom vremenskom razdoblju dobio status pandemije i tako direktno pokrenuo krizu globalne ekonomije, gospodarstva i društva. Spomenuta kriza nije zaobišla ni industriju zračnog prometa, koja je u samom početku bila čak i u potpunosti obustavljena, da bi se kroz određene mjere prilagodbe na novonastalu situaciju, stanje ipak kasnije djelomično popravilo. Zračni promet se nastavio odvijati pod posebnim režimom i s velikim gubitcima. Iznimka nije ni Zračna luka Dubrovnik koja je nakon kontinuiranog dugogodišnjeg rasta zračnog prometa bila primorana utvrditi gubitke nastale globalnom pandemijom, usporediti različite pristupe borbi protiv pandemije te analizirati mjere oporavka i izlaska iz krize.At the end of 2019, the world for the first time encountered a new type of respiratory virus, today known as Covid-19, which in a short period of time gained the status of a pandemic and thus directly triggered a crisis in the global economy, businesses and society. The crisis did not bypass the air transport industry either, which was even completely suspended at the very beginning, but through certain measures of adaptation, the situation was later partially improved. Air traffic continued to operate under a special regime and with heavy losses. Dubrovnik Airport is no exception and after the continuous growth of air traffic for many years, it was forced to determine the losses caused by the global pandemic, to compare different approaches to the fight against the pandemic, and to analyze the measures of recovery and exit from the crisis